Betts Powers Dodgers Past Rockies in 15-6 Rout.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers erupted for 15 runs on 17 hits Tuesday night, overpowering the Colorado Rockies 15-6 behind a massive performance from Mookie Betts, who blasted two home runs and drove in five runs at Dodger Stadium. Betts set the tone early, crushing a two-run homer in the first inning off Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. The Dodgers shortstop, recently moved down to fourth in the batting order by manager Dave Roberts, celebrated emphatically after the blast as Los Angeles jumped ahead quickly.

Colorado briefly answered in the second when Hunter Goodman connected for a solo home run on the first pitch thrown by Dodgers starter Eric Lauer. But the Dodgers immediately regained control and never looked back. Kiké Hernández opened the third inning with his first homer of the season after missing the club’s first 53 games while recovering from offseason elbow surgery. Andy Pages followed later in the inning with a towering 418-foot shot to left-center field, extending the Dodgers’ lead to 4-1. Pages continued his breakout night in the fourth inning, lining a two-run double during a four-run rally that pushed Los Angeles ahead 8-1. Freddie Freeman added a sacrifice fly in the inning, while Miguel Rojas scored earlier on a wild pitch by Freeland. The Dodgers kept piling on in the fifth as Rojas delivered an RBI double and Hyeseong Kim chipped in with a sacrifice fly. Betts then delivered the knockout blow in the sixth inning, launching a three-run homer to center field as part of a five-run frame. Will Smith capped the outburst with a two-run homer that stretched the lead to 15-1.

Lauer earned the win in his Dodgers debut, limiting Colorado’s offense through six strong innings. The Rockies managed only four hits before breaking through in the ninth against utility player Miguel Rojas, who pitched the final inning to preserve the bullpen. Colorado scored five runs in the frame, highlighted by a homer from catcher Brett Sullivan and a three-run blast by Kyle Karros, son of former Dodgers slugger Eric Karros. Shohei Ohtani had a quiet evening offensively, going 0-for-2 with a run scored before exiting after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Freeland in the fourth inning. Pages finished with four hits to tie a career high, while the Dodgers matched their season best in runs scored. The series concludes Wednesday with an all-Japanese pitching matchup as Colorado’s Tomoyuki Sugano faces Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on the mound.